Small Wild Cats

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About the maximum size of the Eurasian Lynx, check what is stated by Sunquist & Sunquist (2002), in they great book "Wild cats of the world":

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It seems that any lynx over 30 kg most be treated with careful, like all the specimens here, after all, there is no direct evidence than any of this specimens (in the pictures) were actually weighed, just the word of the hunters.

The heaviest male in all these scientific samples was of 25 kg, but there is the possibility that some exceptional specimens could reach the 30-38 kg. However, I think that a specimen over 30 kg is already exceptional and most be verified.

Finally, here is the record lynx (at this day) from the Russian Far East:

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With "only" 62 pounds (28.1 kg), this is the best candidate for the largest specimen. However, take in count that even the scientists there believe that larger specimens are probably out there.
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